Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
More trouble at Maori boarding school Hato Petera
There are fresh concerns about the future of Auckland's last remaining Maori boarding school, Hato Petera College on the north shore. In the past week the school has suffered a suspension followed by… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 August 2015
Fonterra has been fined over $170,000 for polluting the Rangitāiki River, which the regional council says is a significant taonga for iwi; A new report highlights agricultural opportunities for Maori… Audio
Mr Tuna - saving the rangitaiki’s taonga
Bill Kerrison is helping save our native longfin eels or tuna. Each year he traps and transfers eels and other native fish species past a series of dams on the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty… Video, Audio, Gallery
Ezekiel Raui - From the Wharekura to the White House
Ezekiel Raui - the head boy at Taipa Area School in Northland - attended the first ever Tribal Youth Gathering at the White House in Washington DC last month. He was one of four young Maori to attend… Audio
Te Aumihi Hapeta & Reiwhati Heremia - 'Tirama'
Jarrod Dodd, station manager of Whakatane's Tumeke FM introduces 'Tirama' by Te Aumihi Hapeta & Reiwhati Heremia Video, Audio
Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika
Melody Thomas talks to recording artists Rob Ruha and Maisey Rika on the place of waiata Māori in today's musical landscape, and their Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori video release for the song 'Waiaroha'. Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for week ending 31 July 2015
Activists fighting for support and recognition of the Maori language say while progress has been made over the last 40-years, much more is needed;When kuia and kaumatua say that Maori language vowels… Audio
Greens want more funding for Te Reo
The Green Party says if the Government is serious about keeping Te Reo Māori alive then it should allocate more money into researching how it is used in schools.
Tony Sewell to leave Ngāi Tahu Property
Ngāi Tahu Property CEO Tony Sewell is to leave the company at the end of the year.
Claim Māori will be most hurt by taser policy
Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira says Māori and Pacific Islanders will be the most hurt by the move to give tasers to frontline police officers to carry while on duty.
Te Manu Korihi for 31 July 2015
Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira says he's worried tasers will become the weapon of first choice for police rather than of last resort now frontline officers will be carrying them on duty; The Chief… Audio
Te Manu Korihi for 31 July 2015
The Green Party says the 'Tomorrow's Schools' model is weakening Te Reo because it restricts the ability to monitor and research how it is being taught; The Chief Executive of Ngai Tahu Property, Tony… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 July 2015
The architect of the new Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth says the concept of a wharenui was the inspiration for his design of the 12 million dollar art museum; The Māori version of the Ode of… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 31 July 2015
The architect of the new Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth says the concept of a wharenui was the inspiration for his design of the 12 million dollar art museum; The Māori version of the Ode of… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 30 July 2015
The tribe that served dead kererū to iwi leaders and government ministers says it approached the Department of Conservation as soon as questions were raised about how the birds had been used; The… Audio
Early Te Reo activists say progress made
Activists fighting for support and recognition of the Maori language say while progress has been made over the last 40-years, much more is needed. Te Kupu o te Wiki started in 1975 and it's been an… Audio
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Relationships
If you're wanting to pop the question or simply break up with someone, try throwing these phrases your significant other's way when they least expect it. Ipo - bae; He aha to nama waea korero - What's… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 30 July 2015
Embracing te reo and tikanga Maori is paying dividends for a the Taranaki arm of an international accountancy firm; The Maori Party is supporting the Minister of Corrections because it says he's… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 30 July 2015
Embracing te reo and tikanga Maori is paying dividends for a the Taranaki arm of an international accountancy firm; The Maori Party is supporting the Minister of Corrections because it says he's… Audio
Ministers, MPs told to sharpen up Te Reo
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori has brought the language out of the woodwork across Government and in Parliament.